Climate Justice

Water & Health In Little Village 2.0: An Environmental Justice Study

This collaborative study between the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) and the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) compares health and water-related conditions in Little Village to the Near North Side, and to Chicago city-wide. Chicago neighborhood data is reported by “community area”: 77 areas with defined boundaries that can include one or more neighborhoods. Little Village […]

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Authentic Collaboration: Critical to Equitable Outcomes

by Nancy Meza, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) and Cyatharine Alias, Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) | January 28, 2022 [Original post on CNT website here.] Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), an environmental justice (EJ) organization based in the Little Village neighborhood, and Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), a research and data analytic planning […]

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Illinois House Passes Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, Nation-Leading Clean Energy Bill that Prioritizes Disadvantaged Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Juliana Pino, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization,  jpino@lvejo.org, 312-344-3143 Illinois House Passes Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, Nation-Leading Clean Energy Bill that Prioritizes Disadvantaged Communities  SPRINGFIELD, IL (Sept. 9, 2021) — The Illinois House of Representatives advanced the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) today that can transform the state’s power […]

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